I use the 17 TS-E a lot, maybe I am unusual but I have absolutely zero interest in a filter system for it. There is nothing a filter system can do that I can't do in post when I use multiple exposures, which I do 90% of the time, other than maybe a polarizer, but on such wide angles even they introduce their own issues.

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Too often we lose sight of the fact that photography is about capturing light, if we have the ability to take control of that light then we grow exponentially as photographers. More often than not the image is not about lens speed, sensor size, MP's or AF, it is about the light.

obviously the main filters that would be useful would be a polarizer, big stopper or 10 stop and nd grad. You can't replicate a high density ND filter with multiple exposures it will create a choppy effect.

I use the 17 TS-E a lot, maybe I am unusual but I have absolutely zero interest in a filter system for it. There is nothing a filter system can do that I can't do in post when I use multiple exposures, which I do 90% of the time, other than maybe a polarizer, but on such wide angles even they introduce their own issues.

While I generally agree with you, a polariser can't be faked in PS. The ability to dial in the amount of visibility to see through water or reduce reflections are essential with some professional landscape work. Using multiple exposures can cover off the need for ND Grads, and is a better technique in my opinion. But, sometimes the latitude in light to gest specific exposures (usually shutter speeds) isn't within the rang which the camera can offer. So I have to carry a set of ND filters to compensate. So my WondaPanner system fro my TS-e 17mm has 4 filters in my bag for serious landscape work...it's a lot easier to use my 16-35IIL with it's smaller filter options and then post prod the converging angles. The zoom is a lot easier to use in the field, but the TS-e can offer better image quality. One area where the TS-e 17 doesn't really work, is on the beach or where there's sea spray...any water on the big bulbous front element seems to magnify!

The problem with the custom made adaptor is that the holder limits the maximum swing that this lens can offer...which defeats the whole reason we want to use it! If there's not enough swing or shift then I'd rather use a 16-35IIL and post prod the convergence.

The other issue with this adaptor is the size of filters used. 85mm or 100mm filters are too small for this lens, which is why the Wondapanner system uses gigantic 140mm filters....which is nearly the same size as a 400mm f2.8's front element!

The problem with the custom made adaptor is that the holder limits the maximum swing that this lens can offer...which defeats the whole reason we want to use it! If there's not enough swing or shift then I'd rather use a 16-35IIL and post prod the convergence.

The other issue with this adaptor is the size of filters used. 85mm or 100mm filters are too small for this lens, which is why the Wondapanner system uses gigantic 140mm filters....which is nearly the same size as a 400mm f2.8's front element!

The custom-made Lee adapter doesn't limit swing at all. It does limit shift to about 8-9mm on the short axis, and about 6mm on the long axis. The adapter without the filter holder attached also helps reduce flare.

Lee was apparently supposed to have this done by end of August to use their 100mm Foundation holder. It appears that this filter arrangement will only be good for the first half of the full tilt-shift range available in the lens.